The United States Department of Energy is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear pow
James V. Forrestal Building, headquarter building named after James Forrestal
Sign in front of the United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building on 1000 Independence Avenue in Washington D.C.
James V. Forrestal Building
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The James V. Forrestal Building is a low-rise Brutalist office building in Washington, D.C. Originally known as Federal Office Building 5, and nicknamed the Little Pentagon, the Forrestal Building was
United States Department of Energy
…energy is Chris Wright, who has served in the position since February 2025. The department's headquarters are in southwestern Washington, D.C., in the James V. Forrestal Building, with additional offices in Germantown, Maryland. In 1942, during World War II, the United States started the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic…
William Zeckendorf in 1952
James Forrestal, the building's namesake and the first U.S. Secretary of Defense
The North Building's span across 10th Street SW